Fiat made a foray into the American market back in the '70s. They later pulled out. Their vehicles didn't sell well. Hmmm...
Too many who bought them realized there was some truth to the rumor that Fiat stood for Fix It Again, Tony. (I even saw one of the talking heads on FNC mention that.) I remember a guy in some of my classes in college who had a Fiat, and he said just about everything on the car - even the windshield wiper motor and the window cranks -
broke while he owned that car.
When I was very young, my folks bought a Chrysler. Terrible car - if you got caught in the rain, it was better than even money it would stall.
Years later, when shopping for an SUV for myself, I checked out the Dodge Ramcharger.
Not one I test drove had a properly working 4WD system. (Balky linkage.)
About the same time a buddy bought a Dodge Dart. Brand new. Funny thing is, one side said Dodge Dart, the other side said Plymouth Valiant. Hmmm . . .
I looked at a Jeep, too, several years after Chrysler acquired the brand from AMC. While test driving it - I pushed a button and accidentally punched it right through the console.
More recently, I've had a Dodge Avenger a couple of times as a rental vehicle, and wasn't impressed. (Did nothing particularly well, did nothing particularly bad. Generic car.)
I do like the styling of some Chryslers, but under the skin, their mainstream vehicles fail to impress. So I'm really not surprised at Chrysler's troubles.